The Ottawa free trader., 1887-01-29

twslye months ended Dec 81, 1856 *oo3''
4IT2lO; for 1885, $5Sl,S0S,O73'
The circulation OF the silver dollar ls
stasdily Decreasing. The amount now out
standing Is S5S,63t ,207, over $2'0ooooo les.
.h,n the amount outstanding on the is'
Inst.
Tbs new silver certificates, which VIII
h. r.sdv for issue next week, contain
ui,na,,e of Gen Grant on the face ana Iac'
si6Sii.a of five silver dollars In group on
the back.
hill has been introduced by Senator
Beck 10 reduce the annual TAX on W. "uo'
sale dealers 10 oleOmargarine from NOV
xlOO and the license taN on irla'i uealri'
from $4S 10 Sl2 per annum lhe licehse
tax on manufacturers OF o!eomargarihe IL
left unchanged
The argument In the Bell Telephone
cases 10 e 81 the validity of the patent are
now being made before the supreme
Court Two weeks have been granted ny
tho court for the making OF them Inc
racord in the various cases, which are com
h,nai In one, makes over forty volumes,
containing yer 10000 pages of printed
matter. The Bell Company have had the
arguments of their counsel PRIMES on
heavy paper and bound in the most e&pen
siye Turkey morocco,
By a vote Of DC yeas To nay the bllI IN
troduced by Senator EimundS, authorizing
the President 20 take retaliatpry measures
against Canadian fishermen whenever
| American vessels shall be abridged In the
enioyment of their rights under the pres
ent treaty, has been passed. Senator l'ld-
dleberger Of Virginia was the senator yot
ing spainst the measure The bill was de
bsted at some length and throughout was
made the text Of some very vigorous rhet
Orlo
riviI service examinations will occur IN
Illinois AS follows: Cairo, fourth luesuaI
or Fehruary. Chicago, second Tuesday O.
AnriI. BloImington, second Wednesday OF
April, Springfield, fourth Thursday OF
September; Chicago, second Tuesday of
NOyem Der.
Senator Cullom has been given the late
Senator Logan's seat In the senate, and sen
ator Farwell takes tie one vacated by Cul-
lon.
A resolution introduced by Senator lIoar
to investigate certain charges OF kuklux-
ism in Texas at the recent election has
been adopted, ana senate committee VIII,
at the close Of the session, proceed to take
testimony.
The imports at Chicago for the year end.
ing Dec. 81 we're valued at $ll l,l59O'S,
against S9,S25 2S5 for the corresponding
period of last year. The exports were
valued at 81 $50, ,l54, against 81 9Sl ,3O9 for
last year.
The Legislative committee Of the Knights
of Labor have asked the President to veto
the inter state commerce bill; first, be-
cause of the comm ission clause; second,
the arbitrary power conferred upon the
commissions; third, the exclusive lurisdic-
tion given to the federal courts to hear and
determine causes arising under the act
and fourth, the acknowledged uncertainty
as to the meaning of all the provisions OF
the measure.
The nomination of j. G. Matthews, the
colored recorder of deeds of the District of
Columbia, has again been rejected by the
senate.
| The senate on Thursday passed the house
| bill for the relief of dependent parents
and of honNably discharged soldiers and
sailors now disabled. A resolution was
adopted directing an investigation by the
engineer bureau of the alleged obstruc-
tions to commerce In the Columbia river by
salmon traps and wheels. A bill for the
establishment of agricultural experiment
stations was passed.